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Audiophile
by David Stout
Q-Notes staff
Cover me
From the early/mid 70s to the mid/late
’90s album art was oftentimes pop art at its
finest. One of the joys of exploring a new
album in that era was scrutinizing the art
work. The best covers made good albums
seem even better while
the bad ones left you to
wonder “what were they
thinking.” Either way, you
were engaged by the
imagery almost as much
as the music — it was a true audiovisual
experience.
Today, in this age of digital down
loads, when albums have been reduced
to formless formats like MP3 and AAC
(and are played on micro-sized audio
devices that fit in your shirt pocket) the
era of the iconic album cover is essen
tially over.
How do I feel about this? I think it
sucks. So much, in fact, that I want to
share with you a few cool album covers
from some of the LGBT community’s
favorite artists. These are images that
adorn my own music shelves and never
fail to catch my eye when I’m thumbing
through looking for something to play. I
info: audiophile@q-notes.com
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“Colour By Numbers” „,
Gnu% Jones
“Nightdubbing”
Melissa Etheridge
“Skin”
Madonna
“True Blue”
Sylvester
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Grace Jones ( j;
“Nightdubbin^i
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“Faith”
Pet Shop Boys
“Actu^y"
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